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(43) Date of publication: 05.04.2023 Bulletin 2023/14 (21) Application number: 21730060.7 (22) Date of filing: 14.05.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/37(2006.01) A61N 1/368(2006.01) A61N 1/08(2006.01) A61N 1/372(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/0031; A61B 5/01; A61B 5/024; A61B 5/0538; A61B 5/308; A61B 5/4848; A61B 5/686; A61B 2560/0209; A61N 1/08; A61N 1/3688; A61N 1/3706; A61N 1/37252; A61N 1/37276; H04W 4/38 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/032369 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/242539 (02.12.2021 Gazette 2021/48)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 26.05.2020 US 202063030037 P 21.07.2020 US 202016935047 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)

(72) Inventors: ECKLER, Robert M. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) HANLY, Matthew P. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) GORDON, Charles R. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) PAULY, Gary J. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) TERRY, Michael B. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) REILAND, Jerry D. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) YOON, Hyan J. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) WYSZYNSKI, Ryan Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) THISSEN, Jon E. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)